The source adds the following:
"Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study".
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Cost of documentary compliance for exports in Sub-Saharan Africa by country 2019
The cost of documentary compliance for exports in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was measured at *** U.S. dollars in 2019, the highest value in Sub-Saharan Africa. On average, documentary requirements for exports cost U.S. dollars in the region. During the same period, the cost of documentary compliance for exports in Togo was ** U.S. dollars.
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Cost of documentary compliance for exports in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019, by country (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1236719/cost-of-documentary-compliance-for-exports-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
